Cotton-planter



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COTTON PLANTER.

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T. O. GARLINGTON.

COTTON PLANTER.

No. 372,665. Patented Nov. 8, 1887.

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THOMAS C. GARLINGTON, OF LAFAYETTE, ALABAMA.

COTTON-PLANTER SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 372,665,dated November 8, 1887.

Application filed July 22, 1887. Serial No. 245.014.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS C. GARLING- TON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Lafayette, in the county of Chambers and State ofAlabama, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cotton-Planters,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in cotton-planters; and itconsists in the peculiar construction and combination of devices, thatwill be more fully set forth hereinafter, and particularly pointed outin the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a cotton-planterembodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectionalview of the same. Fig. 3 is a top plan view. Fig. 4 is a verticaltransverse section taken on the line so a: of Fig. 1.

A representsa plow-beam, to the rear end of which is pivoted a standard,B, the upper end of which is bifurcated and projects above the upperside of the beam. In the upper side of the beam, at a suitable distancefrom the rear end thereof, are arranged a number of transverse grooves,O.

D represents an arm, which has its rear end pivoted in the bifurcatedupper end of the standard, and the said arm has its front end providedwith a downward-extending lip or flange, E, adapted to engage either ofthe grooves O. In the forward portion of the said arm is also formed alongitudinal slot, F, and through the said slot, and also through thebeam, extends a vertical clamping-bolt, G, for the purpose of securingthe front end of the arm to the beam at any desired longitudinaladjustment, and thereby securing the pivoted standards at any desiredinclination with reference to the beam.

H represents a pair of plates, which are pivoted to opposite sides ofthe upper end of the standard D, and the said plates are each providedwith a series of openings, I.

K represents a pair of handles, which have their front ends secured tothe beam by means of a transverse bolt, L. Said handles are con nectedto the plates H by means of bolts N, which extend through the saidhandles and engage aligned openings I, and thereby the said handles areadapted to be adjusted to any desired inclination on the beam. Across-bar,

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N, connects the handles together at a suitable distance from their rearend, and in the extreme rear ends of the handles are made a series ofopenings, 0.

R represents a pair of extensions to the ban dles, which are connectedto the latter by means of bolts P, that are adapted to engage either ofthe openings 0. The front ends of the said extensions are provided withrecesses S, adapted to receive the rear side of the crossbar N. Theopenings 0 and the bolts P enable the extensions to be secured to thehandles at any desired angle to suit the convenience of the plowman oroperator.

S represents a rotating cylindrical hopper, through the center of whichextends a transverse shaft, T, the ends of the hopper being jonrnaled onthe said shaft. The rotating hopper is made of two sections, separatedby a narrow annular discharge space or opening, U, arranged at thecenter of the hopper. This space is bridged by a series of rods, V,which have their ends secured to the sides of the hopper and theircentral portions bowed outwardly, as shown, and thereby providing thehopper with a series of peripheral spurs adapted to engage the groundand cause the hopper to rotate by frictional contact therewith. On oneof the sections of the hopper, near the edge thereof, is secured alaterallymovable circular ring or collar, \V, provided on its outer sidewith a series of projecting ears, X, the said ears being provided withslots Y. Bolts Z extend through the said slots and engage the sectionsof the hopper, and thereby secure the ring or collar thereto and permitthe latter to be adjusted laterally, so as to open or close thedischarge-opening in the hopper to any desired extent, according to thequantity of seed desired to be sowed. From the center of the shaftdepends a stirring-arm, A, the lower end of which enters the openingbetween the sections of the drum or hopper.

B represents a pair of coveringplows, which have the upper ends of theirstandards pivoted on the shaft, and the said covering-plows areconnected near their lower ends by a transverse bar, 0. To the extremeends of the shaft are rigidly attached a pair of arms, D, the front endsof which are bent inward toward each other, are arranged on oppositesides of the plow-standards, and are pivoted on the same bolt whichserves to pivot the said standards to the beam.

E represents a pair of cords or chains,which connect the ends of theshaft to the handles K, and F represents a cord or chain which connectsthe bar 0 to the cross-bar N.

The operation of my invention is as follows: A suitable furrow-openingshovel is bolted to the standard B, a team is hitched to the beam, therotating drum or hopper is filled with cotton -seeds, and the operatorgrasps the handles and directs the machine across the field. As themachine advances, the furrowopener opens a furrow, and the rotation ofthe drum or hopper causes the seeds therein to be dropped through thecentral discharge-opening thereofinto the furrow, the stirring-armserving to keep the seeds constantly agitated,

and thereby preventing the same from clogging up the discharge-opening,and also preventing dirt from enteringthe said opening. Thecoveringshovels and the cross-bar which connects them cause the seeds tobe covered in the furrow.

A planting mechanism such as described in Letters Patent of the UnitedStates No. 330,975, granted to me November 24, 1885, may be employed, inconnection with the cotton-planter hereinbefore described, to applyfertilizer to the ground in advance of the cotton-planter; or it may beattached to any common plowstoclz.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination of thebeam, the standard pivoted thereto, the plates H, pivoted to the upperend of the standard and provided with the series of openings I, thehandles K, pivoted .to the beam and provided with bolts N, adapted toengage either of the openings I, and thereby pivot the handle to theplates H, and the arm attached to the upper end of the standard and tothe beam and longitudinally adjustable on the latter, substantially asdescribed:

2. The rotating cylindrical drum or hopper, comprising the two sectionshaving the peripheral opening formed between them and the bars securedon the peripheries of the said sections and bridging the centralopening, substantially as described. Y

3. In a planter, the rotating cylindrical hopper, comprising the twosections having the peripheral opening formed between them, the barsconnecting the said sections and bridging the said openings, and thelaterallymovable ring or collar W, secured to one of the sections andadapted to regulate the size of the discharge-opening, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS. C. GARLINGTON.

\Vitnesses:

JOHN B. Srnozrmz, S. P. WARD.

